{"product_id":"captain-durants-countess-9781601831750","title":"Captain Durant's Countess","description":"\"Appealing tale of sin and redemption...pure fun \" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLord Gray's List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Steam rises from the pages.\" -\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times \u003c\/i\u003e(4 stars) on \u003ci\u003eMistress by Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTucked amid the pages of The London List, a newspaper that touts the city's scandals, is a vaguely-worded ad for an intriguing job-one that requires a most wickedly uncommon candidate...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaris has always been grateful that her marriage to the aging Earl of Kelby saved her from spinsterhood. Though their union has been more peaceful than passionate, she and the earl have spent ten happy years together. But his health is quickly failing, and unless Maris produces an heir, Kelby's conniving nephew will inherit his estate. And if the earl can't get the job done himself, he'll find another man who can... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Reynold Durant is known for both his loyalty to the Crown and an infamous record of ribaldry. Yet despite a financial worry of his own, even he is reluctant to accept Kelby's lascivious assignment-until he meets the beautiful, beguiling Maris. Incited by duty and desire, the captain may be just the man they are looking for. But while he skillfully takes Maris to the heights of ecstasy she has longed for, she teaches him something even more valuable and unexpected...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781601831750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42547755647157,"sku":"9781601831750","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e82d15a8-289e-40c8-8568-bad070957294.jpg?v=1670336676","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/captain-durants-countess-9781601831750","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}